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Synonyms for impasse

  • noun

Most common

dead-end standstill stalemate deadlock aporia

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Stalemate

stalemate, dead-end, deadlock, standstill

2. Dead-end street

dead-end street, blind alley, cul-de-sac

Other

aporia

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A road with no exit.

  2. n. 2

    A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.

Forms

Plural
impasses → stalemates, dead-ends, deadlocks, standstills…

Example sentences

  • standstill The protests brought the country to a standstill.
  • stalemate The investigation was pretty much at a stalemate.
  • deadlock Your ambitious character can save us from this deadlock.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
impassesteady
standstillsteady
stalematesteady
deadlocksteady
aporiarising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
aporia
8 letters
deadlock2
9 letters
stalemate2
10 letters
standstill2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deadlock2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
impasse
Italiano
impasse
Español
callejón sin salida
Deutsch
Sackgasse
Català
atzucac